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point[2,verb] pointed

Main Entry: ²point
Function: verb
1 a : to furnish with a point <point a pencil with a knife> b : to give force to <point up a remark with actual examples>
2 a : PUNCTUATE 1 b : to separate a fraction from a whole number by a decimal point <point off three decimal places>
3 a : to show the position or direction of especially by extending a finger <point out a house> b : to direct someone's attention to <point out a mistake> c : to indicate game by freezing into a fixed position with head and gaze directed toward the object hunted <a dog that points well>
4 : to turn, face, or cause to be turned in a particular direction : AIM <point the boat upstream>
5 : to indicate the fact or probability of something <everything points to a bright future>